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On this day in tango

25 May

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El poncho del olvido

Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas

Recorded 25 May 1944

On this day

  • 1900

    ✶ Born

    Ángel D'Agostino · Born in Buenos Aires into a family of musicians.

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  • 1999

    † Died

    Fulvio Salamanca · Dies.

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  • 1936

    Jorge Ortiz · Sings with Donato at an RCA-Victor festival at the Cine Ambassador.

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  • 1926

    ✶ Born

    Raúl Ledesma · Born in Junín.

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  • 1902

    ✶ Born

    José Mocciola · Born.

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  • 2001

    † Died

    Juancito Averna · Dies.

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  • 2010

    Ubaldo De Lío · Reunites with Salgán on Avenida 9 de Julio for the Bicentennial.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1944
  2. Tu melodía · Rodolfo Biagi · Jorge Ortiz · 1945
  3. Me quedé mirándola · Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor · 1945

A word of tango

mersa

Tacky, gaudy

Hear it said · 49:50GLORIA Y RODOLFO DINZEL Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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